Federico Borromeo (August 18, 1564–September 22, 1631) was an Italian ecclesiastic, cardinal and archbishop of Milan. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Ecclesiology (from Greek grc ἐκκλησίᾱ ekklēsiā, "congregation church" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church.
Biography
Federico Borromeo was born in Milan as the second son of Giulio Cesare Borromeo, Count of Arona, and Margherita Trivulzio. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The family was influential in both the secular and ecclesiastical spheres; Charles Borromeo was his cousin. Saint Charles Borromeo (Carlo Borromeo Latinized as Carolus Borromeus) ( October 2 1538 – November 3 1584) is an
He studied theology and law in Pavia and in 1585 he went to Rome for higher studies, where he was strongly influenced by Saint Philip Neri, Cardinal Baronius and Cardinal Bellarmine. Pavia (pronounced Pavìa,) the ancient Ticinum, is a town and Comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 St Philip Romolo Neri (Italian Filippo de Neri; also known as Apostle of Rome; July 22, 1515 – May 25, 1595 Venerable Cesare Baronio (also known as Caesar Baronius; August 30, 1538 &ndash June 30, 1607) was an Italian Robert Bellarmine ( Roberto Francesco Romolo Cardinale Bellarmino) (4 October 1542 Montepulciano, Siena, Italy – 17 September 1621 Borromeo was created cardinal by Pope Sixtus V in 1593, when was only 23, and archbishop of Milan on April 24, 1595. Pope Sixtus V ( December 13, 1521 &ndash August 27, 1590) born Felice Peretti di Montalto, was Pope from 1585 to 1590 In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to During thirty-six years he gave the world an example of episcopal virtue, zeal, and dignity. He followed the example of his elder cousin in promoting the discipline of the clergy, founding churches and colleges at his own expense, and applying everywhere the reformed principles set by the Council of Trent. The Council of Trent was the 19th Ecumenical Council of the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1609 he founded the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, a college of writers, a seminary of savants, a school of fine arts, and, after the Bodleian at Oxford, the first genuinely public library in Europe. The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historical Library in Milan, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana art gallery The Bodleian Library ( the main Research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England Oxford is currently bidding for the 2010 Wikimania Conference Oxford () is a city, and the County town of Oxfordshire, Borromeo had the famous Saint Charles Borromeo statue erected in Arona, supported the development of the Sacro Monte of Varese (today a World Heritage site), and participated in the embellishment of the Duomo di Milano where he was to be buried. Arona, Italy is a town of about 14500 inhabitants on Lake Maggiore, in the Province of Novara (northern Italy) The Sacri Monti ( Italian for "Sacred Mountains" of Piedmont and Lombardy are a series of nine groups of Chapels and other A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site (such as a Forest, Mountain, Lake, Desert, Monument, Building, complex Milan Cathedral (Italian Duomo di Milano; Milanese: Domm de Milan) is the Cathedral
He is most notable for his efforts to feed the poor of Milan during the great famine of 1627-1628. A famine is a widespread shortage of food that may apply to any Faunal species which phenomenon is usually accompanied by regional Malnutrition, Starvation He took part in eight conclaves. A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals to elect the Pope (or Bishop of Rome) who is considered by Catholics to be the Successor
He died in Milan in 1631. His successor in the archdiocese of Milan was his favourite pupil Cesare Cardinal Monti.
Federico Borromeo appears as a character in Alessandro Manzoni’s novel The Betrothed (I promessi sposi), in which he is characterized as an intelligent humanist. Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni ( March 7, 1785 May 22, 1873) was an Italian Poet and Novelist. The Betrothed (orig I Promessi Sposi is an Italian Historical novel by Alessandro Manzoni, first published in 1827, in However, he shared the current excessive credulity in witchcraft and magic. In 1685 the citizens of Milan erected a marble statue of him next the gates of the Biblioteca Ambrosiana.
External links
- Federico Borromeo in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Biography by P. Canetta (pdf) (Italian)
- Genealogy:
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